Method and apparatus for managing session in wireless communication system

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for allowing a user equipment (UE) to manage a session in a wireless communication system. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may transmit a first uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport message including a packet data unit (PDU) session establishment request to an access and mobility management function (AMF), receive a downlink (DL) NAS transport message from the AMF, and transmit a second UL NAS transport message including the PDU session establishment request based on a timer.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A method, performed by a user equipment (UE), of managing a session in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
 transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport message including a packet data unit (PDU) session establishment request; 
 receiving a downlink (DL) NAS transport message from the AMF; and 
 transmitting, based on a value of a back-off timer included in the DL NAS transport message, a second UL NAS transport message including the PDU session establishment request, 
 wherein the DL NAS transport message includes information about a cause of a failure in forwarding of the PDU session establishment request that has not been forwarded, among a plurality of PDU session establishment requests for which forwarding from the AMF to a session management function (SMF) has been attempted. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the second UL NAS transport message includes transmitting, in case that the back-off timer expires, the second UL NAS transport message including the PDU session establishment request. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information about the cause of the failure in the forwarding is included in the DL NAS transport message as an information element (IE) separate from the value of the back-off timer, or is included in the DL NAS transport message as one IE together with the value of the back-off timer. 
     
     
       4. A user equipment (UE) for managing a session in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
 a transceiver; and 
 at least one processor coupled with the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the transceiver to:
 transmit, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport message including a packet data unit (PDU) session establishment request, 
 receive a downlink (DL) NAS transport message from the AMF, and 
 transmit, based on a value of a back-off timer included in the DL NAS transport message, a second UL NAS transport message including the PDU session establishment request, 
 
 wherein the DL NAS transport message includes information about a cause of a failure in forwarding of the PDU session establishment request that has not been forwarded, among a plurality of PDU session establishment requests for which forwarding from the AMF to a session management function (SMF) has been attempted. 
 
     
     
       5. The UE of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit, in case that the back-off timer expires, the second UL NAS transport message including the PDU session establishment request. 
     
     
       6. The UE of  claim 4 , wherein the information about the cause of the failure in the forwarding is included in the DL NAS transport message as an information element (IE) separate from the value of the back-off timer, or is included in the DL NAS transport message as one IE together with the value of the back-off timer. 
     
     
       7. A network entity for managing a session in a wireless communication system, the network entity comprising:
 a transceiver; and 
 at least one processor coupled with the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 control the transceiver to receive, from a user equipment (UE), a first uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport message including a packet data unit (PDU) session establishment request, 
 determine whether forwarding of the PDU session establishment request to a session management function (SMF) is successful, 
 control the transceiver to transmit, to the UE, a downlink (DL) NAS transport message including a value of a back-off timer that is set based on that the forwarding is not successful, and 
 control the transceiver to receive, from the UE, a second UL NAS transport message including the PDU session establishment request based on the value of the back-off timer included in the DL NAS transport message, 
 
 wherein the DL NAS transport message includes information about a cause of a failure in forwarding of the PDU session establishment request that has not been forwarded, among a plurality of PDU session establishment requests for which forwarding from the network entity to the SMF has been attempted. 
 
     
     
       8. The network entity of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the transceiver to receive, in case that the back-off timer expires, the second UL NAS transport message including the PDU session establishment request. 
     
     
       9. The network entity of  claim 7 , wherein the information about the cause of the failure in the forwarding is included in the DL NAS transport message as an information element (IE) separate from the value of the back-off timer, or is included in the DL NAS transport message as one IE together with the value of the back-off timer.